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as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as it italy's credit rating gets downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope the turkish president visits berlin trying to break down a wall of issues facing immigrants in germany. in a business update of russia and iran have agreed to develop well just think and lead deposit located in the.
as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as it italy's credit rating gets downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope the...
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nations general assembly gather still force to new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. the euro zone's third largest economy gets a below the belt as if it means credit ratings downgrade sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis a boss europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope president trying to break down a wall over the issues facing immigrants in germany. and the russian markets opened on a positive note saying some losses on monday no not now business update in about twenty minutes time.
nations general assembly gather still force to new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program. the euro zone's third largest economy gets a below the belt as if it means credit ratings downgrade sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis a boss europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope president trying to break down a wall over the issues facing...
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. >> charlie: among the important leaders addressing the united nations general assembly in attendance here meeting with her dignitaries is prime minister of turkey. he will address the u.n. tomorrow. yesterday he met with president obama. the unrest in the arab world put a new focus on turkey and on his leadership. some say secular democracy is a model for the countries of the arab spring. he has emerged as a prominent voice in the range. he traveled in egypt, tunisia and libya and tehran. i spoke to him yesterday at the hotel and here is that conversation. tell me where you see the united states and turkey cooperating and the relation relationship s developed between you and the president. >> [indiscernible] are getting this within the [indiscernible] which are all strengthen the relationship between [indiscernible] and today we are speaking about the -- our efforts aregoing to be proceeded with in a very efficient way sniffle is there a spial relationship between you and the president? >> of course this is how [indiscernible] ie, between turkeynd the united states [iiscernible] but
. >> charlie: among the important leaders addressing the united nations general assembly in attendance here meeting with her dignitaries is prime minister of turkey. he will address the u.n. tomorrow. yesterday he met with president obama. the unrest in the arab world put a new focus on turkey and on his leadership. some say secular democracy is a model for the countries of the arab spring. he has emerged as a prominent voice in the range. he traveled in egypt, tunisia and libya and...
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united states hopes that palestine will be a member of the united nations general assembly and america's latest actions are really seen as backtracking and palestinian officials have even referred to what the united states is doing now as a stab in the back because we know that the u.s. has made it clear that any united nations security council decision or resolution recognizing palestine as a sovereign state would be vetoed by the united states and of course with the u.s. veto this is a decision that could not be passed through the security council we have also heard throughout the last days that it's possible that palestine will try to go through the united nations general assembly now the way that is different from i resolutely of the security council is that it would not give palestine as much of a strong status as a recognized state within the international community but more of a non member observer but this is something that palestine still deems very important because it would get access to united nation institutions and this is something that we know is really. the united states
united states hopes that palestine will be a member of the united nations general assembly and america's latest actions are really seen as backtracking and palestinian officials have even referred to what the united states is doing now as a stab in the back because we know that the u.s. has made it clear that any united nations security council decision or resolution recognizing palestine as a sovereign state would be vetoed by the united states and of course with the u.s. veto this is a...
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you're here for the united nations general assembly. everyone here in america is interested in the status of the two hikers. what is their status today? >> in the name of the almighty, the most gracious and the most merciful. first, allow me to greet all of your viewers and wish the all mighty's blessings upon everyone. the hikers are doing fine and they're living in fairly good conditions and i do hope that they soon they will be freed. >> charlie: you announced they would be freed and then a cour said no. at happened? >> it i not that the court said something against what i had said. the court indicated that they have to go through the due process. and god willing, they will be freed. >> charlie: when? >> in the next few days. >> charlie: the idea was you would have them released prior to your arrival here. as a humanitarian gesture, notwithstanding the fact they have always proclaimed any innocence from any charges. >> now whose idea was this? >> charlie: to release the prisoners. >> no, for them to be released prior to my arrival. >
you're here for the united nations general assembly. everyone here in america is interested in the status of the two hikers. what is their status today? >> in the name of the almighty, the most gracious and the most merciful. first, allow me to greet all of your viewers and wish the all mighty's blessings upon everyone. the hikers are doing fine and they're living in fairly good conditions and i do hope that they soon they will be freed. >> charlie: you announced they would be freed...
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minister sergei lavrov has addressed the united nations general assembly with a speech touching up on many different subjects that are most warning for the international community and syria was certainly at the top of that list and one of the most important points he made regarding syria was that it's key to let the government and the opposition try to carry out talks let them talk before any intervention from the outside world take takes place he has said that the government should be given the opportunity to carry out the reforms that they promised and you know the international community should refrain from taking any action until this opportunities given to let syria deal with its own issues to avoid establishing the region even further because he brought up the latest example of libya he reiterated that russia really believes that russia stands against the use of any kind of force against innocent civilians and libya's example has unfortunately showed that actions from the outside world really should take place within the scope of the international war and going behind the scope
minister sergei lavrov has addressed the united nations general assembly with a speech touching up on many different subjects that are most warning for the international community and syria was certainly at the top of that list and one of the most important points he made regarding syria was that it's key to let the government and the opposition try to carry out talks let them talk before any intervention from the outside world take takes place he has said that the government should be given...
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nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his goods to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not to do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of israel most good does change the ground rules with many observers here as saying that it held in a new time in terms of palestinians commitment to nonviolence and so he was saying that's what the tightest and security forces in collaboration with the israeli army to make sure that the protests today little be peaceful that they will be contained and that they will not detain into any kind of violence it is fitting that those but it happens on a friday because friday is the traditional day that usually optima day plays palestinians take to the streets very often they come they they they clash with israeli soldiers over the whole question of occupation but it certainly is p
nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his goods to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not to do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of israel most good does change the ground rules with many observers here as saying...
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states to address the united nations general assembly. the president is expected to speak of a whole bunch of issues. this is the president of brazil speaking. when she's done, the president of the united states will speak. but there's also breaking news we're following here in the cnn newsroom. the dramatic word that those two american hikers are, kyra are free. >> we're talking about josh bauer and shane fattal. they have been locked up by iran for two years now and they were convicted of spying, entering the country illegally, but a million dollars bail was paid, $500,000 for each hiker and now we are told that possibly they have walked out of that prison. we want to get to our cnn producer that's there in iran. have you been able to confirm if or not they got into those two cars that got through security and headed up to the gate? >> nobody saw the actual two hikers, but the two cars that went inside the prison to get them out came out with police escort. and so as far as we can tell, it is confirmed that they have been released, been
states to address the united nations general assembly. the president is expected to speak of a whole bunch of issues. this is the president of brazil speaking. when she's done, the president of the united states will speak. but there's also breaking news we're following here in the cnn newsroom. the dramatic word that those two american hikers are, kyra are free. >> we're talking about josh bauer and shane fattal. they have been locked up by iran for two years now and they were convicted...
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nations general assembly. and our team has several crews on the ground there monitoring the various aspects of this meeting so perhaps the issue with the heaviest global implications is palestinian president mahmoud abbas's plans to formally request membership. general assembly that move is expected this friday and has strongly been opposed by the u.s. and israel both claiming it would undermine chances to return to peace talks however the majority of the general assembly supports it so we thought we'd take a look at the breakdown of the united nations its structure its goals its symbolic power and its actual power r.c. correspondent marina partner has more. if global politics were a sport. the united nations would be the grand arena. and september would be open the season nearly two hundred of the world's most powerful and not so powerful players descend on new york city gathering in one room for a week's worth of speeches and a chance to grandstand on the international stage nearly ten thousand delegates in
nations general assembly. and our team has several crews on the ground there monitoring the various aspects of this meeting so perhaps the issue with the heaviest global implications is palestinian president mahmoud abbas's plans to formally request membership. general assembly that move is expected this friday and has strongly been opposed by the u.s. and israel both claiming it would undermine chances to return to peace talks however the majority of the general assembly supports it so we...
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but still, when the united nations general assembly convenes in new york city, even in a city like new york, you feel it. and you feel it not just because of all the traffic that it causes but because there is a sudden international influx of world leaders and their entourages and their issues. even the protests change. new york city always has protests. but it's only when the u.n. is in session that we have something like this, an anti-iran, russia, china, syria protest being led by activists from egypt, iran, palestine, syria, tunisia, and yemen. in terms of protests inside the u.n., though, this year was a particularly good year for what's come to be known as the annual walk out on mahmoud day. this happens every year. the president of iran, mahmoud ahmadinejad, stands up to give a speech. shirt, jacket, no tie. he's very short. he gets up to give his speech. he starts denying the holocaust. he starts demonizing america. now he's also a 9/11 truther, for the record. and every year like clockwork when he does that speech in that suit and that shirt with no tie this happens. >> while
but still, when the united nations general assembly convenes in new york city, even in a city like new york, you feel it. and you feel it not just because of all the traffic that it causes but because there is a sudden international influx of world leaders and their entourages and their issues. even the protests change. new york city always has protests. but it's only when the u.n. is in session that we have something like this, an anti-iran, russia, china, syria protest being led by activists...
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and in the wake of the ongoing global economic turmoil the new president of the united nations general assembly is asking the organization to rethink how it does business this in his opening remarks of the sixty sixth u.n. g.a. meetings taking place in new york city but it's not just the economy that's on everyone's minds with continuing violence in libya protests in egypt and a diplomatic crisis over the palestinian bid for statehood and leaders have a lot on their agenda needless to say at this year's session r t we'll be covering the meetings live but for a sneak peek of what's to come we sat down with the tally turk and the russian ambassador to the u.n. he gave us his thoughts on how the united states may react to palestine's requests . and the position of the united states is very often not entirely consistent to put it mildly because of the like some other. western european countries they've done to apply double standards from plan to plan and this is another situation which you're referring to their position with regard to the palestinians i mean we have the vote several months
and in the wake of the ongoing global economic turmoil the new president of the united nations general assembly is asking the organization to rethink how it does business this in his opening remarks of the sixty sixth u.n. g.a. meetings taking place in new york city but it's not just the economy that's on everyone's minds with continuing violence in libya protests in egypt and a diplomatic crisis over the palestinian bid for statehood and leaders have a lot on their agenda needless to say at...
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as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton finds out all the latest details ahead in the program. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as it italy's credit rating gets downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope the turkish president visits berlin trying to break down a wall of the issues facing immigrants in germany. gallons and in business some day to russia and iran have agreed to develop the largest think and let deposit take a hit in the islamic republic well not in about twenty minutes time. nine am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r t israel has offered to hold direct talks with the palestinians in new york as tell of it comes to a halt president abbas is ambition to win u.n. recognition the u.s. also opposes the bid in there's been intense diplomacy and of reading a crisis over th
as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov holds his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton finds out all the latest details ahead in the program. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as it italy's credit rating gets downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper financial crisis across europe. and multiculturalism under the microscope the...
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nations general assembly gathering of course palestine's bid for recognized statehood we know that palestine is already recognized by over one hundred twenty countries why does this u.n. vote matter it's very important because this is a turning point in sort of palestinian history and in the history of peacemaking in the region we do have as you said bilateral recognitions from different countries we have by now one hundred twenty seven but at the same time we are we have been engaged in a peace process that has taken on over two decades of prolongation and stalling with israel creating facts on the ground building settlements in the latterly acting from a position of power as an occupier and undermining the chances of peace and the objectives of the two state solution and so on so we are trying now to say that this is a new phase a new either let's say we are going to go international community to say that the palestinian question and the palestinian people have the right to become a nation and should be placed within this international context as the essence of multilateralism as the sourc
nations general assembly gathering of course palestine's bid for recognized statehood we know that palestine is already recognized by over one hundred twenty countries why does this u.n. vote matter it's very important because this is a turning point in sort of palestinian history and in the history of peacemaking in the region we do have as you said bilateral recognitions from different countries we have by now one hundred twenty seven but at the same time we are we have been engaged in a...
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issue that remains at center stage for those attending the united nations general assembly is the issue of the palestinian campaign for a u.n. membership and statehood is something that the majority of the general assembly does support but it is something that the united states has been speaking out against the u.s. has the right and use its veto in the security council because no sides palestine or israel are ready to return to the negotiating table but foreign minister lavrov did say that it is within palestinians right to ask for u.n. membership and the united states should not get in the way of asking ration support any country because the truth is that the people in the middle east quartet which will not meet in the near future the region beating with the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has shown that the u.s. would not like to see the palestinian question raised at the u.n. we think that it would be preferable to sit to the negotiating table first marriage and not ready for it because there's no agreement between them we think will muslims deprive the palestinian administr
issue that remains at center stage for those attending the united nations general assembly is the issue of the palestinian campaign for a u.n. membership and statehood is something that the majority of the general assembly does support but it is something that the united states has been speaking out against the u.s. has the right and use its veto in the security council because no sides palestine or israel are ready to return to the negotiating table but foreign minister lavrov did say that it...
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he was addressing the media and head of the annual united nations general assembly where the palestinian authority plans to seek u.n. recognition of a state in the west bank, gaza strip, and east jerusalem. at least 1 people have and killed in a bomb attack in northwest pakistan. a police say a device went off a bank during a funeral for a local tribal elder in a village. of the villagers were pro- government and formed an anti- taliban militia. now for the global economy. five of the world's leading central banks, including the u.s. federal reserve and bank of england, are taking coordinated action to try to help bolster the financial system. they will provide commercial banks with new loans to help ease funding pressures. it comes out as the head of the international monetary fund says the world is in a dangerous new phase which needed bold leadership, and she accused politicians of being indecisive. more details on what today's actions will mean. >> on a day of gloomy forecasts, a concerted move by the world's most powerful central banks. short-term loans are going to be made availabl
he was addressing the media and head of the annual united nations general assembly where the palestinian authority plans to seek u.n. recognition of a state in the west bank, gaza strip, and east jerusalem. at least 1 people have and killed in a bomb attack in northwest pakistan. a police say a device went off a bank during a funeral for a local tribal elder in a village. of the villagers were pro- government and formed an anti- taliban militia. now for the global economy. five of the world's...
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. >> when you hear speeches of the united nations general assembly, particularly when there's strong emotions attached to those speeches, it's not surprising that they seem very far apart about the u.n. has asked them to come back into a negotiation with a scheduled time table and in particular with a proposal that they present a comprehensive plan on borders and security to be key issues within three months and although there's a lot of obviously strong rhetoric in the general assembly, there is belief that now is the time to get back into the negotiations. >> but we still have the palestinians talking about settlements and israelis talking about security. two ships crossing in the night. >> what's the best way of dealing with it? deal with both issues quickly. the key thing about the quartet statement today is not all the preamble and so on but the fact that it says that within three months of beginning this then we have comprehensive proposals on borders which includes settlements and security which includes all the israeli concerns. >> the statement itself gives a time table but
. >> when you hear speeches of the united nations general assembly, particularly when there's strong emotions attached to those speeches, it's not surprising that they seem very far apart about the u.n. has asked them to come back into a negotiation with a scheduled time table and in particular with a proposal that they present a comprehensive plan on borders and security to be key issues within three months and although there's a lot of obviously strong rhetoric in the general assembly,...
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of the united nations general assembly meeting was also witnessed a dramatic walkout after rain and president mahmoud ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack against western nations and he called the u.s. to incompetence to run the world any longer accusing it of double standards and warmongering israel and europe were also targeted by the outspoken president prompting the diplomats from the u.s. and twenty seven european nations to take to their feet soon after a british pm david cameron took the stage and reviewed the ringleader while defending nato's intervention in libya and calling for more such henri's by british labor and jeremy corbin says the west has no right to interfere in the internal affairs of other nations when. libya cameron supported the intervention in libya has said nothing much about anything in saudi arabia and has been remarkably quiet on what's happening in bahrain as of late start to great deal about syria and of course is very unclear as to what the british position will be on the palestinian vote and i think he sees nato as the centerpiece of western diplomacy and i
of the united nations general assembly meeting was also witnessed a dramatic walkout after rain and president mahmoud ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack against western nations and he called the u.s. to incompetence to run the world any longer accusing it of double standards and warmongering israel and europe were also targeted by the outspoken president prompting the diplomats from the u.s. and twenty seven european nations to take to their feet soon after a british pm david cameron took...
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as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program the. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as its credit ratings downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper identical crisis across europe. and of multiculturalism under the microscope turkey's president visits berlin trying to break down a wall of issues facing the immigrant community in germany. eight am in moscow i match reza good to have you with us here on r.t. our top story israel has offered to hold direct talks with the palestinians in new york as the jewish state is attempting to halt president abbas's ambition to win u.n. recognition the u.s. also opposes the bid and there has been intense diplomacy through over a crisis over the move or he's honest i see a church in reports on counter efforts russia is taking to see the palestinian plan go through. russian foreign minister sergei
as the sixty six of the session of the united nations general assembly gathers full force in new york city russian foreign minister sergei lavrov told his first official meeting with u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton find out all the latest details ahead in the program the. euro zone's third largest economy takes a hit below the belt as its credit ratings downgraded sparking fears of an even deeper identical crisis across europe. and of multiculturalism under the microscope turkey's...
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nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his good to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not he do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of his role for this good does change the ground rules with many observers here saying that it heralds in a new time in terms of palestinian commitment to nonviolence we expect of us in his speech to talk about the fact that decades of negotiations with the israelis have yielded nothing in fact but many here say it has only resulted in israeli settlement expansion we also expect him to be assured both palestinians and the international community that the timing is right and that the palestinians are committed to a palestinian state that will co-exist peacefully alongside israel the center of the conflict of course the issue of land the question of this one and we've come upon
nations general assembly so too will be israeli prime minister benjamin netanyahu abbas is going to go with his good to the united nations security council despite pressure from the american president barack obama not he do so and in fact the pressure from the united states has angered and disappointed palestinians many of them saying that they feel that obama's speech on wednesday was overwhelmingly in support of his role for this good does change the ground rules with many observers here...
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general assembly has also witnessed a dramatic walkout after am president mahmoud ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack against western nations with marks on the holocaust nine eleven and nato. bulgaria and romania are denied european visa free travel by britain is promises some member states say the two countries need to sort out corruption and crime. as america puts more of its deadly drones in the skies over africa critics say its attempt to make the world safer is only driving more people towards terror . it is ten am in the russian capital you're watching r t with me arena joshie he story is being made today in new york as palestine prepares to hand in its formal request for u.n. recognition in just a few hours and it's left the world divided with manny's throwing their support behind palestine while an isolated u.s. threatens to veto the bid on the grounds that israel hasn't approved the move well let's now. we have more from our correspondent paula as leader who is in the west bank as emotions there builds to a peak. it's still early here in palestine but this city is eight exc
general assembly has also witnessed a dramatic walkout after am president mahmoud ahmadinejad launched a scathing attack against western nations with marks on the holocaust nine eleven and nato. bulgaria and romania are denied european visa free travel by britain is promises some member states say the two countries need to sort out corruption and crime. as america puts more of its deadly drones in the skies over africa critics say its attempt to make the world safer is only driving more people...
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nations general assembly is the issue of the palestinian campaign for a u.n. membership state hood this is something that has stolen the spotlight because palestinian membership is something that the majority of the general assembly does support but it's something that the united states has been speaking out against that the us has threatened to use its veto in the security council to prevent palestine from gaining u.n. statehood membership but while it can still gain the support of the general assembly and return an observer status because no sides palestine or israel are ready to return to the negotiating table but foreign minister lavrov did say that it is within palestinians right to ask for u.n. membership and the united states should not get in the way of aspirations for any country take a listen to what the russian foreign minister had to say because. the middle east quartet will not meet in the near future with a recent meeting with the u.s. secretary of state hillary clinton has showed that the u.s. would not like to see the palestinian question raise
nations general assembly is the issue of the palestinian campaign for a u.n. membership state hood this is something that has stolen the spotlight because palestinian membership is something that the majority of the general assembly does support but it's something that the united states has been speaking out against that the us has threatened to use its veto in the security council to prevent palestine from gaining u.n. statehood membership but while it can still gain the support of the general...
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president lee myung-bak leaves for new york to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties question officials from the financial services commission over the recent savings banks scandal on the second day of the annual audits of government ministries. a report says north korea has carried out cyber attacks on south korea's national health and welfare database system more than 40 times this year. that's nearly four times the figure in 2010. and standard and poor's cuts italy's long and short-term sovereign debt ratings by one notch citing the country's weakening growth prospects. hello and welcome. in seoul,... i'm eoh jin- joo. and i'm devin whiting. president lee myung-bak left for the united states on tuesday... to attend the un general assembly... as well as a high-level nuclear safety meeting in new york. on the sidelines of the meetings,... president lee will hold summit talks with other heads of state and make a stop in seattle before returning home on saturday. arirang's yoo ji-hae tells us more. president lee my
president lee myung-bak leaves for new york to attend the united nations general assembly and other events. lawmakers from both the ruling and opposition parties question officials from the financial services commission over the recent savings banks scandal on the second day of the annual audits of government ministries. a report says north korea has carried out cyber attacks on south korea's national health and welfare database system more than 40 times this year. that's nearly four times the...
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any minute now, he is scheduled to go before the united nations general assembly and right now you can see the president of brazil is addressing the assembly. president obama will push for the palestinians to drop their bid for statehood. he will follow the speech with separate meetings with president benjamin netanyahu and president abbas. and while at the u.n., palestinians are gathering for peaceful rallies at the west bank. we join ron king outside of the united nations. good morning, ron. >> good morning, chris. the palestinians are hoping to create huge demonstrations that resemble the arab spring offensive in tunisia and
any minute now, he is scheduled to go before the united nations general assembly and right now you can see the president of brazil is addressing the assembly. president obama will push for the palestinians to drop their bid for statehood. he will follow the speech with separate meetings with president benjamin netanyahu and president abbas. and while at the u.n., palestinians are gathering for peaceful rallies at the west bank. we join ron king outside of the united nations. good morning, ron....
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as palestinians push shunned for united nations membership, the head of the general assembly tells the bbc they have the right to make their case. >> it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. and london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday." >> a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy had has killed the men leading afghanistan's effort to negotiate with taliban. burhanuddin rabbani, the former afghan president, died in his home in the capital of kabul during a meeting with two members of the taliban. >> heavy security tonight outside the house in kabul close to the american embassy. where the former president burhanuddin rabbani was killed by of taliban fighter with eight bomb concealed in his turban. he was a divisive leader and a surprise appointment to lead the council set up by president karzai to talk peace with them. the afghan president heard the news in new york just before he met president obama. >> the mission yet undertaken was of vital to the afghan people and for the security and peace of our country. what we will miss
as palestinians push shunned for united nations membership, the head of the general assembly tells the bbc they have the right to make their case. >> it is 9:00 a.m. in singapore. >> it is 2:00 a.m. and london, broadcasting to viewers on pbs in america and around the world, welcome to "newsday." >> a suicide bomber posing as a peace envoy had has killed the men leading afghanistan's effort to negotiate with taliban. burhanuddin rabbani, the former afghan president,...
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. >>> our yes question from the gps challenges where was the first united nations general assembly? was it a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned. we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more questions while there check out our website, the global public square, find smart entires and takes by our favorite experts and follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading a great book, it's jack wetterford's the making of the modern world. my book of the week. weatherford makes you understand that genghis kahn's territory was the roman empire of europe, conquered russia, india and more. he was in his day a great modernizer, fascinating greek. the last look. we all like our comforts of home, even world leaders. colonel gadhafi traveled, reporter traveled with her own bed, president bush had his own pillow, such needs almost caused a diplomatic incident. australia's foreign minister wanted to bring his beloved breakfast treat to new york with him. according to mr. rudd's twitter feed the airport authorities in new y
. >>> our yes question from the gps challenges where was the first united nations general assembly? was it a, san francisco, b, new york, c, london, or d, geneva? stay tuned. we'll tell you the correct answer. make sure you go to cnn.com/gps for ten more questions while there check out our website, the global public square, find smart entires and takes by our favorite experts and follow us on twitter and facebook. i've just finished reading a great book, it's jack wetterford's the...
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the general assembly. in the 40 minute speech, only seven minutes is getting attention. that is when he forcefully rejected the palestinian bid for membership in the international body. >> diplomacy temporarily transfer -- temporarily transferred to new york. it seems unable to meet the challenges of a conflict that is once again looking dangerous. >> it is time for us to say, not on our watch. >> israel is keeping pressure on the obama administration to veto any application for membership. pro palestinians pushing for a seat at the u.n. as a giant step towards independence. even with the prospect of an american veto, the palestinians are claiming some victories. they put back the issue not just on u.n. membership but of their independence back on the international agenda in a way it was not before. a year ago, president obama called for a palestinian statehood in 12 months. it looks further away now than it did then. the palestinian never shipped at the u.n. will bring peace no closer. >> this will not co
the general assembly. in the 40 minute speech, only seven minutes is getting attention. that is when he forcefully rejected the palestinian bid for membership in the international body. >> diplomacy temporarily transfer -- temporarily transferred to new york. it seems unable to meet the challenges of a conflict that is once again looking dangerous. >> it is time for us to say, not on our watch. >> israel is keeping pressure on the obama administration to veto any application...